Southampton, United Kingdom | AFP | Jose Mourinho suggested after a third Premier League match without victory that his team had not had enough “mad dogs” on the field in their 2-2 draw with Southampton. To a neutral, it seemed that it was not rabid canines that were missing but …
Read More »Manchester United trigger De Gea contract extension – reports
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United have triggered the one-year extension on star goalkeeper David De Gea’s contract, British media reported Thursday. The Spain stopper’s deal was set to expire at the end of the current season and, without activating the extension clause, he could have entered into …
Read More »Mourinho still has a lot of bottle, hits back at critics
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Jose Mourinho once again stole the show from his players, smashing drinks crates to the ground after Marouane Fellaini’s late winner took Manchester United into the Champions League knockout stages and eliciting headlines on Wednesday such as “Bottle of Red”. The volatile 55-year-old Portuguese …
Read More »Mourinho brash as Fellaini late show secures Man Utd last 16 place
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho boasted about his Champions League record after Marouane Fellaini’s injury time winner fired his side into the last 16 with a 1-0 win over Young Boys at Old Trafford. The three-time European champions sealed their place in the knockout …
Read More »Mourinho tells players: ‘stay home’ if you can’t handle Old Trafford pressure
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Jose Mourinho has told Manchester United’s underachieving players to “stay at home” if they cannot handle the pressure to perform at Old Trafford as they seek to reach the Champions League last 16. Young Boys are the visitors on Tuesday as the Red Devils …
Read More »Rooney reckons he picked ‘right time’ to leave Man Utd
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Wayne Rooney believes he left Manchester United at the right time, even though he wanted to finish his career at Old Trafford. The 33-year-old, who is set to make his final England appearance against the United States in a friendly international at Wembley on …
Read More »Forget the title, derby defeat leaves Man Utd fighting for top four
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United can forget trying to challenge Manchester City until they can even compete for a place in the Premier League top four, Jose Mourinho confessed as his side were outclassed in a 3-1 derby defeat by the English champions on Sunday. A fourth …
Read More »Guardiola glad as Man City overcome derby ‘fear’ to beat Man Utd
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said his side had to overcome early “fear” before the reigning Premier League champions returned to the top of the table with a 3-1 derby win at home to Manchester United on Sunday. Goals early in each half at …
Read More »Mourinho takes swipe at Aguero ahead of City clash
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has taken a veiled swipe at Manchester City star Sergio Aguero before Sunday’s derby showdown at the Etihad Stadium. Mourinho said of Aguero that “there are little things in his game I am not a fan of”, although he …
Read More »Mourinho fails to match up as Guardiola takes Man City streets ahead
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United turned to Jose Mourinho as the antidote to their “noisy neighbours” Manchester City finally achieving their long-held goal of hiring Pep Guardiola as manager in 2016. Reunited in England’s northwest after two confrontational years on either side of the Barcelona-Real Madrid rivalry, …
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